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Feast of Saint Scholastica
Date: February, 10 St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict, consecrated her life to God from her earliest youth. After her brother went to Monte… Read More
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Feast of Saint Apollonia
Date: February, 9 While most of the Christians were fleeing the city following the persecution of Christians which began in… Read More
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Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita
Date: February, 8 Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region… Read More
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Feast of Saint Richard
Date: February, 7 Richard was from Wessex, England, and his real name is uncertain. He appears to have been an… Read More
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Feast of Saint Paul Miki and Companions
Date: February, 6 Nagasaki, Japan, is familiar to Americans as the city on which the second atomic bomb was dropped,… Read More
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Feast of Saint Agatha
Date: February, 5 St. Agatha, also known as Agatha of Sicily, is one of the most highly venerated virgin martyrs… Read More
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Feast of Saint Joseph of Leonissa
Date: February, 4 In the words of Saint Joseph of Leonessa:- “Every Christian must be a living book wherein one… Read More
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Memorial of Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr
Date: February, 3 Saint Blaise was the bishop of Sebastea and a doctor. The first known record of the saint’s… Read More
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The Presentation of the Lord
Date: February, 2 This feast day celebrates both the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the Purification of Mary,… Read More
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Feast of Saint Brigid
Date: February, 1 Saint Brigid was born Brigit, and shares a name with a Celtic goddess from whom many legends… Read More